What a happy boy!  He loves hanging out on mommy and daddy's bed when I'm cleaning up.

 This is one of my favorite outfits for him.  He loves scooting around on the floor

 This is what happens when daddy has an extra diaper and is bored.  Mr diaper head!

 Doing so great sitting in a real chair!  He can sit up on his own with no help these days.  Though he doesn't take kindly to being fed peas...he just starts crying each time I try.  ...okay okay, I'll get you the squash...

 Just another picture of him with a sock in his mouth.

 Happy boy!  Look at that milk belly!

 Get that sock out of your mouth mister!

 Worst night ever.  Jackson had the stomach flu with the rest of the family and slept in bed next to me. After a few hours he finally fell asleep.  These new parents were out of their minds with worry over a little bug.

 In the morning after he was sick.  He was happy and ready to start the day!  We were happy to see our little boy smiling and feeling better!

 Jackson and penny love to sit on my lap (at the same time...) and look out the front window.

 Sock are for your feet little boy!  Not your mouth!

 He loves playing with dad, getting tickles and noms!

 Looking up at the best part of the house, the ceiling fan.

 Obligatory naked baby picture!

 Jackson loves this toy!  Look at those teeth!  He know has four teeth.  Two on the bottom and two on top.

 Buddies

 The things he puts in his mouth...

 Dinner time is the best!

 I swear, we give him real food.  We don't expect him to eat the table for dinner.

 Bedtime stories are his favorite.  Especially when dad is reading them to him.

 Carving pumpkins!  He loved running his fingers through the pumpkin guts.

 Jackson isn't what I would call a neat eater.

 Long car ride to Kaysville.  Sometimes, you need a treat along the way.

 This is Jackson's best friend, "Winston."  His puppy dog.

 It's a me! Mario!

 Jackson loves his Grandma!

 From his Court, Sealing, and blessing day!  We love Abby!

Born to be Wild!

This is Jackson with his aunt Tara.  We are trying to teach him how to roar like a lion.  He usually just screams in return.  He also does a sort of monkey, sheep or goat, and tries to blow air.

This is Jackson with his 'crawl.'  He just scoots himself along the smooth floor.  He can't crawl on carpet, but he is sure getting around!

Here is his 'monkey.'

So much has happened and so much to say and no pictures to prove it.  First, my computer got smooshed by my dear husband's foot.  Then Roger's computer quit on us.  So now we are using a desktop that we get to share.  It's not connected to my drop box, so we don't get any pictures on here...not that we'd have the space for it anyway on the memory of this old beast.  But at least now, I have a computer to type what we've been up to. 

This week has been a lot of fun.  After mom and dad finalized the sale of the cabin in Huntsville, we've been up there a lot helping getting things ready.  They are doing major construction on the house and that is Roger's favorite thing to do.  Jackson likes it up there too!  We go for walks and watch Penny freak out at any wild life that comes into view.  We were up there just yesterday cleaning bathroom drawers and putting in a new handle and lock on the front door. 

This last week, Jackson's first teeth popped up through his gums. (Finally!)  Now he has two adorable little teeth on his bottom gums to nom away at anything he can get his hands on.  He's making a few new noises as well.  Mostly it's screaming.  He doesn't scream when he's upset...but when he's bored or excited.  I hope it's a phase that will pass because his volume is sometimes hard to handle.  He also has started to click his tongue on the roof of his mouth.  He is the funniest kid and just talks to himself a lot of the time.  His best friend is Winston the dog and is making quick work of sucking and knawing at the tail.  I think it won't be long before old Winston has a bald tail. 

We are getting ready for the holidays!  Preparing for Christmas and Thanksgiving is going to be so much fun and somewhat interesting this year!  Jackson is really starting to move about the floor by rolling and pulling himself with his arms.  I wonder how soon I'll have to baby proof my house and if a Christmas tree will be difficult.  We will have to see!

What a week it's been!  Roger's family came in from out of town on Saturday and we have been having so much fun having them around.  Tuesday was a day that we will remember forever.  On the thirteenth, Jackson's adoption was finalized.  He is now legally our son!  Through and through!  It was great and the judge was so very kind to us.  He even let jackson hold his gavel and sit in his chair!  Later that day, we went to the temple and were sealed to our boy for time and all eternity.  It was a moment that was touching, spiritual and full of love.  Directly afterward, we blessed Jackson, giving him a name and blessing.  Abby and her family were able to attend and we were so happy they could be a part of this part of Jackson's life.  It's been a crazy few weeks full of broken computers, staying with mom in kaysville, Grandma's surgery and getting ready for the blessing.  But we wouldn't trade it for the world.  This post won't be very long just because it's a bit difficult on this computer.  But we are loving life and can't wait until we have a computer that will upload more pics and videos!